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'''Daequan Cook''' (born April 28, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for [[Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.|Ironi Nes Ziona]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]]. He was taken 21st overall in the [[2007 NBA draft]] by the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] then subsequently traded to the [[Miami Heat]].
'''Daequan Cook''' (born April 28, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for [[Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.|Ironi Nes Ziona]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]]. He was taken 21st overall in the [[2007 NBA draft]] by the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] then subsequently traded to the [[Miami Heat]].


==High school career==
==High school career==

Revision as of 04:22, 24 July 2023

Daequan Cook
Cook with the Thunder in 2011
Personal information
Born (1987-04-28) April 28, 1987 (age 37)
Dayton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolDunbar (Dayton, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (2006–2007)
NBA draft2007: 1st round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2007–2020
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
20072010Miami Heat
2008Iowa Energy
20102012Oklahoma City Thunder
2012–2013Houston Rockets
2013Chicago Bulls
2013–2014Budivelnyk
2014Walter Tigers Tübingen
2014–2015SPO Rouen Basket
2015–2016Benfica
2016–2017Chemidor Tehran
2017–2020Ironi Nes Ziona
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He was taken 21st overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers then subsequently traded to the Miami Heat.

High school career

Daequan Cook attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio. As a junior, he led Dunbar to the Ohio Division II state semifinals where they lost to eventual champion Upper Sandusky High School. As a senior, he averaged 24.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game and led Dunbar to a Division II state championship. He was named onto the 2006 McDonald's All-American Team. Playing for the West, Cook scored 17 points in the 112–94 win.[1] He was also named a third-team Parade All-American.

Cook was a high school teammate of Norris Cole. (The two later faced each other in the 2012 NBA Finals.)[2] Cook also played with Mark Titus, Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr. on the SPIECE Indy Heat high school AAU team. Cook was the team's leading scorer in the 2004 Big Time event in Las Vegas. The team was undefeated and won the championship.

College career

One of Ohio State University Coach Thad Matta's famed "Thad Five", Cook averaged 10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.7 steals in 20.4 minutes per game. On April 20, 2007, Cook announced his intentions to enter the 2007 NBA draft, along with fellow freshmen teammates Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr.

Professional career

NBA

Cook in pre-season game versus Houston Rockets in 2012

Miami Heat (2007–2010)

Daequan Cook was averaging 8.2 points per game in his rookie season with the Miami Heat before being sent to the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League in late February 2008.[3] He returned to the Heat on March 8[4] and in his second game back on March 10 he scored a career-high 23 points in a one-point loss to the L.A. Clippers.[5] He scored a new career-high of 27 against the Phoenix Suns on March 4, 2009, going 6–8 from 3-point range.[6]

Cook won the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout in Phoenix, ending Jason Kapono's two-year winning streak.[7]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012)

On June 23, 2010, Cook was traded with the 18th pick in the 2010 Draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 32nd pick in the 2010 Draft.[8]

In 2010–2011, Cook emerged as a useful bench player for the Thunder, mostly as a three-point specialist. He was a key player in the Thunder's emergence as a Western Conference contender. In December 2011, Cook signed a two-year extension with the Thunder. Cook reached the 2012 NBA Finals with the Thunder, but the team lost to the Miami Heat.

Houston Rockets (2012–2013)

On October 27, 2012, Cook, James Harden, Cole Aldrich, and Lazar Hayward were traded to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, and draft picks.[9] Cook was waived by the Rockets on January 2, 2013.[10]

Chicago Bulls (2013)

On January 6, 2013, Cook signed with the Chicago Bulls,[11] and played there for the remainder of the season.

Overseas

Budivelnyk / Tübingen (2013–2014)

On November 23, 2013, Cook has signed his first overseas contract, with Ukrainian SuperLeague team Budivelnyk Kyiv, which also participating in the Euroleague.[12][13] In his Euroleague debut, Cook scored 16 points with 4/8 from 3-point range in his team loss 74–82 to CSKA Moscow.[14] Budivelnyk waived him on January 14, 2014.[15] On January 29, 2014, he signed with Walter Tigers Tübingen of Germany for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[16]

SPO Rouen (2014–2015)

On August 12, 2014, Cook signed with SPO Rouen Basket of the French LNB Pro A for the 2014–15 season.[17]

Benfica (2015–2016)

On August 14, 2015, Cook signed with Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.[18] On March 13, 2016, Cook recorded a career-high 44 points, while shooting 15-of-32 from the field, along with nine rebounds and three assists in a 94–97 loss to Porto.[19]

Chemidor Tehran (2016–2017)

In December 2016, Cook signed with Chemidor Tehran of the Iranian Super League.[20]

Ironi Nes Ziona (2017–2020)

Cook with Ironi Nes Ziona in March 2019

On August 9, 2017, Cook signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nes Ziona for the 2017–18 season.[21] In 32 games played during the 2017–18 season, he led the team in scoring by averaging 16 points per game. Cook led Nes Ziona to the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.

On June 7, 2018, Cook signed a one-year contract extension with Nes Ziona.[22] On December 9, 2018, Cook recorded 24 points, shooting 5-of-8 from three-point range, including a game-winning three-point shot with 2.9 seconds left to give Nes Ziona an 83–81 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 9 MVP.[23] On April 7, 2019, Cook recorded a season-high 30 points, shooting 7-of-11 from three-point range, along with three assists, leading Nes Ziona to a 97–84 win over Hapoel Holon. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 25 MVP.[24]

On August 1, 2019, Cook signed a one-year contract extension with Nes Ziona.[25] On December 1, 2019, Cook recorded a season-high 34 points, while shooting 13-of-24 from the field, along with seven rebounds and two assists in a 106–115 double overtime loss to Hapoel Gilboa Galil.[26]

On August 24, 2020, Cook signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[27] However, his contract was voided on September 6 and the team replaced him with Jon Diebler.[28]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Miami 59 19 24.4 .381 .332 .825 3.0 1.3 .4 .2 8.8
2008–09 Miami 75 4 24.4 .375 .387 .875 2.5 .9 .5 .1 9.1
2009–10 Miami 45 3 15.4 .320 .317 .840 1.8 1.0 .3 .2 5.0
2010–11 Oklahoma City 43 0 13.9 .436 .422 .800 1.7 .5 .3 .0 5.6
2011–12 Oklahoma City 57 22 17.4 .368 .346 .636 2.1 .3 .4 .2 5.5
2012–13 Houston 16 1 10.3 .356 .367 .667 1.1 .6 .4 .1 3.4
2012–13 Chicago 33 0 8.4 .278 .246 .778 1.3 .3 .1 .2 2.5
Career 328 49 18.3 .369 .359 .813 2.1 .7 .4 .1 6.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009 Miami 7 0 23.0 .310 .300 1.000 2.4 .6 .3 .0 5.3
2011 Oklahoma City 17 0 11.5 .393 .348 1.000 1.6 .1 .2 .0 3.8
2012 Oklahoma City 16 0 6.8 .378 .333 .000 .6 .3 .2 .0 2.3
2013 Chicago 6 0 6.0 .100 .125 .000 .5 .7 .2 .0 .5
Career 46 0 10.9 .345 .315 .750 1.2 .3 .2 .0 3.0

See also

References

  1. ^ "NBA.com: Daequan Cook Draft 2007 Profile". NBA.com.
  2. ^ Sentinel, Shandel Richardson, Sun. "Former teammates Norris Cole and Daequan Cook square off in NBA Finals". Sun-Sentinel.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Daequan Cook and Joel Anthony Assigned to Iowa Energy". Miami Heat.
  4. ^ "HEAT Recall Daequan Cook and Joel Anthony From NBA D-League". Miami Heat.
  5. ^ "Clippers vs. Heat - Game Recap - March 10, 2008 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  6. ^ "Suns vs. Heat - Game Recap - March 4, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ "Knicks' Robinson stuffs Howard for dunk crown". ESPN.com. February 15, 2009.
  8. ^ "Thunder Acquires 18th Pick and Daequan Cook from Heat". NBA.com. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  9. ^ "Cook traded to Rockets". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  10. ^ "Houston Rockets sign James Anderson, release Daequan Cook". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  11. ^ "Bulls sign free agent guard Daequan Cook". Chicago Bulls.
  12. ^ Декван Кук стал игроком "Будивельника"! (in Ukrainian). budivelnyk.ua. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  13. ^ "BUDIVELNIK KIEV tabs three-point specialist Cook". Euroleague.net. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  14. ^ "Budivelnyk Kiev 74 - 82 CSKA Moscow". euroleague.net. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Daequan Cook waived by Budivelnyk". Sportando.net. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Kaum zu glauben! Ex-NBA-Profi Daequan Cook wird ein Tiger" (in German). walter-tigers.de. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  17. ^ "Un NBAer au SPO Rouen!". basketsporouenkinder.com (in French). Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  18. ^ "Podem contar com o meu melhor" [You can count with my best] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  19. ^ "SL Benfica 94 at FC Porto Ferpinta 97". RealGM.com. March 13, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  20. ^ "Asia-Basket". www.asia-basket.com.
  21. ^ "Daequan Cook inks with Ironi Nes-Ziona". Sportando.com. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  22. ^ "Ironi Nes-Ziona re-signs Daequan Cook". Sportando.com. June 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  23. ^ "מצטיין המחזור התשיעי: דקוואן קוק". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  24. ^ "מצטיין המחזור ה-25: דקוואן קוק". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  25. ^ "מרגיש בבית: קוק ממשיך בלב המושבה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  26. ^ "Winner League, Game 8: Nes Ziona Vs Gilboa Galil". basket.co.il. December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  27. ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv tabs Daequan Cook". Sportando. August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  28. ^ "Deal between Hapoel Tel Aviv, Daequan Cook voided". Sportando. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.